City will face one of those two European heavyweights in the Champions League next month after scraping through to the play-off round on Wednesday.

A man whose father, brother and sister died “in dreadful circumstances” has told MPs their sympathy “only goes so far” as he urged them to get on with the process to legalise assisted dying.

The 34-year-old Edinburgh forward’s Test career appeared to be over after he was not selected for a single squad last year.

Channel 4 chief executive Alex Mahon has said the UK media industry must avoid becoming an “American news swamp” where young people get their news from unregulated platforms such as social media.

With just four days to go in the January transfer window remaining, what should Swindon Town fans be looking out for as the month draws to a close?

Paul Nicholls feels stamina is the main question Kalif Du Berlais has to answer in Saturday’s Virgin Bet Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase at Sandown. Another smart prospect owned by Sir Alex Ferguson, John ...